TikTok sale to Microsoft-Walmart or Oracle could come as early as this weekend
TikTok is in play with the Microsoft- Walmart bid still in the lead
Whoever buys Tiktok will not be able to transfer data from American soil to Chinese servers: Navarro
While Microsoft continues to appear to be the top bidder, the company has recently come under scrutiny for its close relationship with China, which Navarro noted as a major difference from competitor Oracle with respect to national security.
Microsoft CEO sees TikTok as ‘prize’ as race tightens with Oracle
Sources familiar with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance tell FOX Business that while “Microsoft stepped in as a standalone, now it’s not. There’s an honest competition now. [TikTok] bolsters Microsoft’s cloud business but the same could be said for Oracle."
Microsoft's three-decade history with China under the microscope ahead of potential TikTok acquisition
Microsoft's relationship with China has come under scrutiny amid ongoing discussions for the tech conglomerate's potential acquisition of the dance video app TikTok.
Two major investors in TikTok's Chinese parent company seeking deal to acquire US operations
General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, two major investors in TikTok’s Chinese parent company, are maneuvering to be part of a deal to acquire the U.S. operations of the popular video-sharing app as it seeks to avoid a ban by the Trump administration, according to people familiar with the discussions.
TikTok sues Trump over threatened US ban, calling it an election ploy
TikTok on Monday sued President Trump over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular short-form video-sharing app, calling it a pretext to fuel anti-China rhetoric as he seeks reelection.
Facebook's Zuckerberg raised red flags concerning threat of TikTok: report
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TikTok to challenge Trump order banning transactions with the app
Reuters is reporting exclusively that TikTok is preparing to mount a legal challenge as early as Monday to President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance
TikTok says US purchase of app would be 'huge value' to taxpayers
TikTok's vice president said Wednesday that a U.S. purchase of the app would bring "immense" value to American taxpayers.
Negotiations to sell TikTok’s US assets to Microsoft in ‘top of the 7th inning’
In the race against the clock set by the Trump administration, a binding deal to buy the controversial but wildly popular Chinese-owned app TikTok will most likely be signed with a U.S. suitor by the mid-September deadline, but the actual close of the deal could come several months later due to President Trump’s shifting and extending key deadlines, FOX Business has learned.
Trump says Oracle could handle TikTok: 'Great company'
President Trump said Tuesday that Oracle could handle a TikTok purchase.
Trump orders targeted in TikTok employee's GoFundMe legal fight
"We disagree with the Executive Order, as we expressed in a recent blog post," A spokesperson for TikTok said. "That said, We have no involvement with and are not coordinating on the initiative of employees that has been undertaken in their personal capacity outside of work. We respect the rights of employees to engage in concerted activity to seek due process of law."
Kanye West wants to make a Christian version of TikTok, says he was ‘disturbed’ by the app’s content
Kanye West wants to collaborate with TikTok to make a Christian version of the app.
TikTok launches information hub, Twitter account to 'set the record straight' on company rumors, misinformation
"Transparency is at our core, and we are committed to leading the industry in security and accountability," the company wrote in a blog post Monday.
Trump signals pressure on Alibaba, other Chinese companies after ByteDance
Last week, Trump had ordered sweeping but vague bans on dealings with the Chinese owners of TikTok and the messaging app WeChat, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy and the economy.
Trump opens verified Triller account amid TikTok crackdown
President Trump's campaign opened an account for him on TikTok competitor Triller on Saturday as TikTok's future remains uncertain ahead of a looming ban necessitating the social media phenomenon make a deal with a U.S. company.
Trump orders TikTok parent ByteDance to sell within 90 days, destroy user data
TikTok also faces a federal class-action lawsuit over alleged misuse of U.S. user data.
TikTok banned on all state electronic devices in Nebraska, Gov. Ricketts says
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Wednesday that the state would block TikTok from all of its electronic devices due to security concerns.
TikTok tracked user data using tactic banned by Google
The tactic appears to have violated Google policies.
Yankees, YES Network partner with TikTok amid Trump administration's fight with parent company
The New York Yankees and the YES Network reportedly agreed to a sponsorship deal with TikTok as President Trump looks to ban the app in the U.S. over security concerns.